Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Beach Wildlife Rescue Centre – Breeding program for turtles, caimans and mangroves

Location: Hawaii, Guatemala

The project, also known as Hawaii Park, consists of a 3-hectare protected area on the beach, 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) west of the village of Hawaii and 7 kilometers (4.35 miles) east of the eco-resort town of Monterrico.
There are three crocodile and iguana breeding pens. The main sea turtle hatchery, turtle rearing/educational tanks and a lookout tower for those long, Hawaiian sunsets are just one hundred meters away on the beach.
There is a variety of activities that volunteers will often be asked to perform in addition to the care and feeding of animals. Examples of these activities are: construction of cages or extra buildings, trail maintenance, gathering of wild food for the animals, research into the wild diets of the animals, giving environmental tours in the Education Centre and other environmental education opportunities.
As a volunteer at this Rescue Centre, you will have a fulltime job. In many occasions, working on this project implies working early in the morning and at night. The majority of the activities are performed during the evening, night and morning. In the afternoon, when the climate gets humid and hot, there is time to rest and relax.
Are you interested and would you like to have more information about how to volunteer here?
Please contact us !

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